The 2024 Maine Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 32 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. The contest was held on

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alongside primaries in 14 other states and

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. This was a semi-closed primary where party members may only vote in their respective party's primary, but unenrolled voters may choose a party's primary to participate in. This change in law from Maine's previous closed primary went into effect on May 14, 2022, without Gov.

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' signature. Biden won in a landslide, with some opposition from Philips, who won almost 7% of the vote.

Candidates

The filing deadline was December 1. Two candidates met the requirements to appear on the ballot: * Joe Biden * Dean Phillips

Write-in campaign

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Endorsements

Results

References

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Candidates

Write-in campaign

Endorsements

Results

See also

References